NorthStar Focus
on Listening and Speaking, Intermediate |
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| 1 | ADVERTISING ON THE AIR | |||
| Theme: | Advertising | |||
| Advertising on the Air | ||||
| Negative Appeals | ||||
| Pronunciation | Highlighting | |||
| Grammar: | Imperatives | |||
| Style: | Attention
Grabbers |
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| 2 | PUSHING THE LIMIT | |||
| Theme: | Extreme Sports | |||
| Journal of a Mountain Climber | ||||
| Sensation Seekers | ||||
| Pronunciation | Front
Vowels /iy/, / /,
/ey/, / / |
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| Grammar: | Modals of Preference | |||
| Style: | Giving Reasons and Elaborating |
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| 3 | TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE | |||
| Theme: | Fraud | |||
| Too Good to Be True | ||||
| Interviews | ||||
| Pronunciation | Reductions | |||
| Grammar: | Equatives and Comparatives | |||
| Style: | Expressing and Asking for Opinions |
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| 4 | THE ART OF STORYTELLING | |||
| Theme: | Storytelling | |||
| "Lavender" | ||||
| An Interview with Jackie Torrence | ||||
| Pronunciation | Rhythm of Prepositional Phrases | |||
| Grammar: | Infinitives of Purpose | |||
| Style: | Using Descriptive Language |
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| 5 | SEPARATED BY THE SAME LANGUAGE | |||
| Theme: | Language | |||
| Accent and Identity | ||||
| Code Switching | ||||
| Pronunciation | Can/Can't | |||
| Grammar: | Modals of Ability and Possession | |||
| Style: | Leading a Small-Group Discussion |
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| 6 | CULTURE AND COMMERCE | |||
| Theme: | Tourism | |||
| Radio News Report | ||||
| Town Hall Meeting in Hyannis, Cape Cod | ||||
| Pronunciation | Past Tense Endings | |||
| Grammar: | Simple Past Tense | |||
| Style: | Transitions For Storytelling |
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| 7 | JOKING AROUND | |||
| Theme: | Humor | |||
| What's So Funny? | ||||
| More Jokes | ||||
| Pronunciation | Reduction of h in Pronouns | |||
| Grammar: | wh- Questions | |||
| Style: | Asking
for Repetition or Clarification |
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| 8 | TRADITIONAL OR TRENDY? | |||
| Theme: | Fashion | |||
| Interview with Shanika De Silva | ||||
| Interview with a Fashion Designer | ||||
| Pronunciation | Thought Groups | |||
| Grammar: | Used to | |||
| Style: | Introductions for Oral Presentations |
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| 9 | TO SPANK OR NOT TO SPANK? | |||
| Theme: | Punishment | |||
| A Radio Report | ||||
| Expert Opinions | ||||
| Pronunciation | Final Consonants | |||
| Grammar: | Present Perfect Tense | |||
| Style: | Supporting Your Opinions |
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| 10 | BEFORE YOU SAY "I DO" | |||
| Theme: | Marriage | |||
| A Prenuptial Agreement | ||||
| Reactions to the Prenuptial Agreement | ||||
| Pronunciation | Contrastive Stress | |||
| Grammar: | Articles | |||
| Style: | Interrupting Politely |
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| Student Activities | ||||
| Grammar Book References | ||||
| Audioscript | ||||
| The Phonetic Alphabet | ||||